Zhang Lin sat down again." Brother, stay here and recuperate. Do you want me to send a message to your family and tell them not to worry?"”
"No need, they are not in Shanghai.”
"Oh, okay then. You can rest here and recuperate. After you recover, I'll arrange for your bun shop. You should rest quickly. I have something to do.”
"Alright." Zhang Lin helped Yashuo lie down. Yashuo was injured on the left side, so he could only lie on his right side and sleep with his eyes closed.
As soon as Zhang Lin left the room, Ya Shuo opened his eyes. He was thinking about the step-by-step plan after he recovered. Now, he could rest assured and recuperate. According to the knowledge he had learned from his grandfather, as long as the part where he was shot was not infected, there would be no sequelae. As Yashuo thought about it, he fell asleep unknowingly, probably because he was really tired.
In the evening, according to Zhang Lin's instructions, the waiters greeted the remaining two or three tables of guests. The guests were all regular customers and understood him very well. They all left and closed the door. They put the four square tables together and surrounded the chairs. When the tables were filled with good wine and dishes, peanuts, melon seeds and chestnuts, the waiters invited Zhang Lin and Yashuo out happily.
Ya Shuo had slept for an entire day, and his physical strength had recovered quite well. Everyone invited him to the main seat. Zhang Lin introduced the surrounding employees one by one,"This is Big Farmer, you know him. This is Second Farmer, this is Three Farmer, and this is Small Farmer. They are the four brothers, and they all work here. This was Liu Wen, and this was Liu Wu. They were brothers. That's a beard. It's bigger than you. Let's call him Brother Beard.”Ya Shuo nodded and smiled one by one. They seemed to like Ya Shuo very much, and their smiles were very simple. "There aren't many people today. Some of them went out to handle some matters and didn't come back. I'll introduce them to you when I come back another day. Just these people."
"Damned man, what do you mean by just these people? You shouldn't have forgotten me even if you forgot about anyone!”，A woman's voice came from the kitchen, and then a young woman walked out. She was voluptuous and not short. Her hair was tied up, and she had the shrewdness and forthrightness of a northeastern woman.
"Haha." Everyone burst into laughter, except for Ya Shuo. While he was pondering over the woman's identity, Zhang Lin put his arm around the woman's shoulder and said,"I forgot. This is your sister-in-law.”
Sister-in-law nudged Zhang Lin's stomach with her elbow and pretended to be angry."I've wasted all these years with you. You actually forgot about me.”
Zhang Lin smiled embarrassedly. Someone in the crowd said,""Brother Lin is a real man. He's also afraid of his wife!”，Zhang Lin pretended to wink at the crowd, afraid that his wife would see him. He stole a glance at his wife and coaxed her,"How could I dare to forget Madam? I saw that the dishes on the table were so good. I knew that other than you, these bastards wouldn't be able to cook.”As he spoke, he pointed at his brothers.
"Alright, alright, my brother is hungry. Let's eat quickly.”Sister-in-law said and sat opposite Ya Shuo. Zhang Lin sat beside Ya Shuo. "Brother, my name is Yu Guilan. Sister-in-law's cooking is average, so I'll make do with it.”As he spoke, he picked up the wine that the waiters had already filled and drank it in one gulp.
"Sister-in-law, you have a good tolerance for alcohol. I'll use tea instead of wine. I'm injured and can't drink.”Ya Shuo picked up the cup of tea with his right hand.
"Brother, don't be so polite. Feel free!" Yu Guilan was very straightforward. She picked up a few dishes with her chopsticks and placed them in the bowl in front of Ya Shuo.
"Come, today we welcome Brother Hao Yashuo to join our Steamed Bun Shop. From now on, we are all brothers. Whoever bullies Brother Hao Yashuo is going against me, Zhang Lin.”Zhang Lin raised a glass of wine.
"Big Brother Zhang, don't worry. We will definitely respect you and Brother Yashuo.”Da Nong took the lead, and the other brothers also raised their glasses. Ya Shuo was shocked by the scene in front of him. It could be seen that Zhang Lin was really conquered by his character and unique skills.
Everyone drank it in one gulp.
"Eat, eat, don't put down your chopsticks.”Everyone started eating like wolves and tigers. Zhang Lin kept putting food into Ya Shuo's bowl. Ya Shuo was a little flattered." Brother, this is my hometown's northeast stew. Try it."”Zhang Lin scooped a bowl for Ya Shuo.
Ya Shuo observed the group of waiters around him as he ate. One of them had a full beard and was known as Brother Beard. He was pushing glasses with his brothers and asking questions. Ya Shuo knew that he was the person who had followed Qingfeng to Yongle Alley last time. Big Farmer and his three brothers all looked quite similar. Each brother was about three years older than the other. Small Farmer looked to be about 16 years old. At such a young age, he didn't go to school and came out to work. Liu Wen and Liu Wu didn't look like brothers at all. However, Zhang Lin said that they were brothers. One might look like their father and the other might look like their mother. Sister-in-law had the shrewdness of a northeastern woman. Although Zhang Lin was a tough guy, he could tell that he loved his wife very much. Otherwise, he would not be so afraid of his wife in front of his brother. Zhang Lin said that there were still a few people who had gone out to handle some matters. He did not know what those people looked like. Ya Shuo watched them eat and drink. He felt that this group of people was quite friendly and united, like a big family. He did not know if these people were all from the underground party, or if only a portion of them were from the underground party. The others were just a cover. If they were all from the underground party, could it be that this 16-year-old farmer was also from the underground party? Or was he just a messenger? It was difficult for a child to suspect that he was from the underground party. Ya Shuo was eating quietly by himself. He looked at the people drinking and laughing in front of him. His quietness and the liveliness of the crowd were extremely out of sync. This kind of disharmony was noticed by his sister-in-law, Yu Guilan.
"Brother, you look so bored. Are you not feeling well, or is the food not delicious?”Yu Guilan asked with concern.
"Oh, oh, it's fine. It's just that my wound hurts a little, so I can't make a fuss.”Ya Shuo found an excuse to block it.
"It's like this even after being shot. I was in pain for a month last time.”Big Farmer heard their conversation and interrupted.
"Brother, don't force yourself. Hurry up and finish your meal and go rest. It's not that Sister-in-law is chasing you away, but your body doesn't allow it!”
"Okay, I'll go back to sleep after eating this.”Ya Shuo smiled and buried his head in his food.
After a while, Ya Shuo put down his chopsticks, greeted everyone, and left the table. Big Farmer wanted to help him, but Ya Shuo refused." It's okay. I can walk. You guys eat."”Then, she returned to her room alone.
"You guys should lower your voices when you drink." After Yu Guilan said that, everyone's voices suddenly became less noisy.
Ya Shuo returned to the inner room and sat on the brick bed. He had slept for a day and was not sleepy at all. The light in the inner room was turned on and he observed everything in the room. The room was very simple. The brick bed had newspapers pasted on the walls. It was all in the northeastern style. The brick bed was next to two large boxes that were stacked up. It looked like a dowry for a woman. There were two locks on it. There was also a table and two stools beside the brick bed. The furniture was very simple. Zhang Lin said that he had been in Shanghai for five or six years and had been working in this shop for no less than three years. Could it be that he had not made any money at all? How could he not have money to buy some good furniture? Where did all the money go?
Ya Shuo closed the door of the inner room. The people outside were talking softly. Once he closed the door, the room was very quiet. He went over and pulled the two locks on the box. They were very strong. It was impossible to open them without making some noise. He should not touch them for the time being. He looked around again, but there was nothing to find. However, Ya Shuo did not give up. His intuition told him that there must be something wrong. He trusted his intuition and had never made a mistake. He saw a mattress on the brick bed. It was the mattress that he had covered. He lifted the mattress and saw that there was nothing there. There was a layer of mat under the mattress. The people who used the brick bed all laid this layer of mat. He lifted it and saw that there was only soil. Thinking about it, it made sense. If the note was placed under the mat, the brick bed would be ignited by the heat. How could it be placed here?
Yashuo sat by the brick bed and looked around. It seemed that there was no place to hide in this room, but his intuition was disturbing him. Did he miss something? He suddenly felt a little thirsty and reached for the glass of water on the corner of the table.
He picked up the cup and calmly took a sip of water. The moment he placed the cup back on the table, Ya Shuo was stunned. He didn't immediately retract his hand, but instead reached out to hold the cup. At this moment, it was as if time had frozen, and Ya Shuo's movements had also frozen. However, his brain was spinning rapidly. He seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes rolled.
He took his hand off the cup, hooked his middle finger, and knocked on the corner of the table with the hooked joint. His eyes suddenly lit up. It was hollow. He hooked his middle finger and knocked on the middle part of the table. It sounded different from the previous sound. It sounded solid. In other words, the corner of the table near the kang was hollow, and the rest was solid. This table was specially made.
Ya Shuo stood up and quietly walked to the door. He opened the door a little and heard that the people were still eating and drinking, but they were not loud enough to disturb his rest. He stepped back and closed the door. He sat on the edge of the bed and reached under the table to feel around. When he touched the bottom of the table where he felt the hollow corner of the table, he was stunned. Hmm? There really was something!
Ya Shuo touched it with one finger. He felt that it was a screw cap. It was round and smooth. Then, he touched the periphery of the screw cap with his finger. There were a few long seams, and the long seams formed a rectangular shape. He knocked on the rectangular surface with his fingernail. There was indeed a hollow sound inside. He concluded that this was a rectangular hole in the table, hiding the thing in the table, then covering it with a wooden board and fixing the screw. They didn't have a Screwdriver in their hands, and they couldn't possibly put the Screwdriver in this room. If they weren't familiar with the Steamed Bun Shop, they wouldn't know where the Screwdriver was. Therefore, they could only stay here for a while. Thinking of this, Ya Shuo turned off the lights and fell asleep.
During the days of recuperation, besides eating and drinking, he chatted with his brothers in the bun shop. Yashuo more or less knew the background of his brothers. Big Farmer's parents died early and he was an orphan when he was young. He grew up in his aunt's house and went to school for a few years before working in the fields. When his brothers gradually became independent and did not want to cause trouble for his aunt's family, they came out to explore the world. They met Zhang Lin in Shanghai and worked here to earn money. Big Farmer said that. He didn't go any further. As for Liu Wen and Liu Wu, they said that their hometown was in the south. They were separated from their relatives during the flood and felt that there was no future in their hometown, so they came out. Brother Beard said that he was a bachelor, so poor that he couldn't find a wife. Now, he was used to being alone. These people only spoke a few words about their origins and did not have much of a story. Yashuo did not ask for the root of the matter. Some things were not obtained by asking, but by pondering. Haste makes waste. Don't be too impatient when it's time to calm down.
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